The legislative process for the WAHV Act took place before I was elected. There are things, looking back on it now, that should have been included. This is one part of that.
I think it is an unintended consequence. When you prevent people from abandoning their vessels, they're going to find a way around some of their new obligations of properly disposing of them. This is very complementary, and, of course, it builds on what's already in the act. In a perfect world, that would have been addressed from the get-go, but it is incumbent on us to address it now.
